accept vs espouse

espouse vs accept

accept and espouse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accept	No	No	Yes	No
espouse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, espouse is a hyponym of accept; that is, espouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:

accept: consider or hold as true
espouse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Other hyponyms of accept include acknowledge, know, recognise, recognize, adopt, embrace, sweep up, believe, receive, approbate, reconcile, resign, submit, acknowledge, take a bow, abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect.

accept (verb)	espouse (verb)
consider or hold as true	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
react favorably to; consider right and proper	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	take in marriage; married
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
receive willingly something given or offered
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take

Difference between accept and espouse

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